The Wizard of Oz Days festival kicks off with the Gingham Gala Friday night Oct. 21 on the Mark Twain Riverboat with a buffet, Oz auction, and entertainment. The evening event is now sold out, but Saturday (10am-5pm) the 22nd is also filled with Oz fun at the Mark Twain Cave Complex in Hannibal, Missouri. […]
“The Entertaining Life of Buddy Ebsen” is the new exhibition hosted by the University of Wyoming’s American Heritage Center (AHC) “The exhibit begins with Ebsen’s days as a song and dance man in vaudeville and in the ‘Ziegfeld Follies,’” says AHC Assistant Archivist Roger Simon, who curated the exhibition. “It then moves to his early […]
Journey down the Yellow Brick Road to Patriots Park in Downtown Kings Mountain on The Wonderful Adventure to Oz! Meet live characters from the Land of Oz as you walk through an interactive journey down the Yellow Brick Road! Enjoy trick-or-treating, and catch a live concert on October 29th by the Band of Oz at […]
American Classics presents "Journey to Oz” The concert will feature three selections from the 1902 musical "The Wizard of Oz" with lyrics by L. Frank Baum, the first dramatic version, the 1939 MGM classic film, The Wiz, and Wicked. The cast features Teresa Winner Blume, Bradford Conner, Sherée Dunwell, Christina English, Kaedon Gray, Davron Monroe, Carolyn […]
Click your heels together three times and say, ‘there’s no place like Curve this Christmas’. Join Dorothy and Toto as they are swept up from sepia-soaked Kansas and transported over the rainbow to the technicolour wonderland of Oz. On her adventure down the Yellow Brick Road, Dorothy meets new friends Scarecrow, Tinman, and Lion who […]
Inventor Nikola Tesla gets a starring role in Thin Air Theatre Company’s new original show, “The Wizard of Oz Colorado,” loosely based on L. Frank Baum’s Oz stories. The show and annual Christmas olio opened Nov. 25 and runs through Dec. 31 at Butte Theater in Cripple Creek. Price: $12-$24, free 5 and younger When: […]
Mudlark Theater, an Evanston-based youth theater company, presents “The Marvelous Land of Oz,” a musical based on the book of the same name. In it, Baum writes of the adventures of a young orphan named Tip as he travels through the wonderful land of Oz in search of the long-lost Princess Ozma. At the story’s end, […]
Register now for a FREE online event Tuesday, Nov. 29 at 2 p.m. ET Mary Prather, music educator from SQUILT Music Appreciation, and Jim Weiss, professional storyteller (famed voice of The Story of the World audio recordings!), will treat your children to an hour of fun and learning. Register via this link: https://www.squiltlive.com/wizard-of-oz-registration This event […]
Follow the Yellow Brick Road to the theatre this season, because one of the greatest tales ever told is touching down … with a brand new twist!You know the story, but you’ve never seen it like this! With its winning combination of incredible music, lively dancing, outrageous costumes, audience participation, and of course, a dash […]
Based on the second book in L. Frank Baum’s Oz series, young Tip escapes an evil witch, then sets out on an adventure to the Emerald City. Along the way, he meets the Scarecrow, Tin Man, Lion, and some other new friends while discovering more about himself than he ever thought possible. With book and […]
Multimedia artist Max Guy’s first solo exhibition, But Tell Me, Is It a Civilized Country?, runs December 3 through February 5 at the Renaissance Society in Chicago's Hyde Park. The show explores various iterations and adaptations of L. Frank Baum’s Land of Oz. (The title references the Munchkins’ query about Dorothy’s native Kansas.) “I often […]
Lythgoe Family Panto invites you on an exciting adventure to the enchanted land of Oz in their fantastically festive and fun production. Expect a hilarious, heartwarming evening full of song, dance, and holiday merriment! The classic American tale gets a holiday makeover as Dorothy is spirited away by a blizzard on Christmas Eve and finds […]